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MANILA – Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a motion for leave in court to testify before the 5th Sandiganbayan Division, stressing that the prosecution would likely not have proved that it had committed a looting through the scam of the Priority Development Assistance Fund.
In the motion filed by his lawyers, Estrada stated that the prosecution had failed to prove that he was the brain and that there had been a conspiracy between him and the others accused.
"Senator Estrada is asking permission from this honorable court to file a complaint and request the dismissal of the indictment against her for failing to prove the charge in the information, with evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, "said Estrada's attorneys. .
If the motion for authorization is granted and the smuggler is classified but the court later denies it, the accused may still present evidence.
But if the permission is refused, the accused is deemed to have waived his or her ability to present evidence if the refusal is refused. The case will then be considered for decision.
Estrada also pointed out in the motion for leave that the special division of 5 people had granted him bail last year.
"An assessment of the prosecution's evidence is warranted given the honorable court's determination that Senator Estrada has the right to be released on bail, given the weak evidence of the prosecution. and recent court decisions on the crime of looting, "said Estrada's attorneys.
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